Feather got up from his bed and did his usual morning preparations before he had to attend some events in Canterlot. He used his magic to ring the bell to have Bellhopper enter the room as usual.
"What events will I be attending today, Bellhopper?" Feather said as he checked himself in the mirror.
"None, my prince." Bellhopper replied. This caused Feather to pause as he wasn't sure what the butler said was true.
"Can you repeat that, Bellhopper?" Feather asked.
"You have no events to attend to for quite a while, my prince." Bellhopper said while bowing. "There is a time and place for ponies who require your presence. I believe that now is not the right time."
Feather was a bit shocked that he doesn't have any royal duties to attend to. Blueblood's letters didn't mention anything about what happens if Feather doesn't attend to the prince's royal duties.
"What do I do if I'm not going to events?" Feather asked Bellhopper.
"I believe you can just spend some time off." Bellhopper suggested. "There is nothing wrong with taking a break every once in a while." Feather thought this could give him a chance to be himself for once. While being Blueblood, Feather yearned to write some decent poetry or trotted around to admire some cute mares. Feather also considered looking around Canterlot without going to some party.
"Thank you for the possibilities, Bellhopper." Feather said before he thought of something. "How about you take some time off too?" Feather offered.
Bellhopper opened his eyes as he was surprised to hear such a thing from Prince Blueblood. "Are you sure about that, my prince?"
"You deserve to have some time off as you always help me out." Feather mentioned. "I will be fine with taking care of myself." Feather then noticed that Bellhopper was smiling for the first time since the both of them met.
"Thank you, my prince. I'll just inform the other servants to help you while I'm absent." Bellhopper said as he went to the door. "May I escort you to the dining room, my prince?" Bellhopper offered.
"I will be alright," Feather replied. "I have been following you so often that I memorized where the dining room is."
"Very well, I believe that Princess Celestia has something to speak to you about inside of the dining room." Bellhopper informed before he exited Blueblood's room. Feather was concerned of why Princess Celestia wanted to speak with him.
Feather used his horn to levitate a piece of pancake into his mouth. Princess Celestia came back into the dining room with some more plates filled with freshly cooked pancakes. Feather discovered that Princess Celestia would often make pancakes for herself and sometimes for Luna whenever she was in the mood for it. Feather was really surprised that the sun princess was actually a good cook when it came to pancakes.
"I brought some more pancakes from the kitchen." Princess Celestia said as she levitated the plates on to the table. "I already put a plate of pancakes in Luna's room so she doesn't get left out."
"Thank you, Auntie!" Feather said while bowing to his 'aunt'.
"It's no problem," Princess Celestia replied. "I simply wanted to show how proud I am to see you working hard when attending royal events." A part of Feather felt happy as he was being acknowledged by such an important figure of Equestria.
"I appreciate the pancake breakfast, Auntie." Feather said as he got up and exited the room. "I will be going to explore the streets of Canterlot for a bit!" Feather informed.
"Don't forget your usual disguise and your bodyguards!" Princess Celestia replied.
'My what?' Feather thought in confusion.
Feather was at the Canterlot Museums to observe some of the latest paintings. He felt uncomfortable as he was wearing a green fedora and a fake beard on his face. Feather was also wearing a dark red turtle neck and a pair of black pants that covered up his lower half. Apparently, Feather had to wear a disguise whenever he wanted to go out in public. This was to reduce drawing attention to Feather as he was 'royalty' as Princess Celestia had put it. There even a pair of unicorn guards, who were also in disguises, stood beside Feather for extra precautions. Feather honesty thought that he was getting more attention as the two guards were standing extremely close to him and they were also so muscular that it scared some of the nearby ponies.
'I guess this is one price of being royalty.' Feather thought as he tried to enjoy his time at the museum. He couldn't help but be completely in awe of how artist ponies interpreted their creativity in their creations. Feather could feel like his creativity was coming back to him and he was inspired to make new poems. Luckily for Feather, he brought a notebook and quill to write down some new verses for his new poetry.
It was around lunchtime and Feather was getting hungry. He thought that having some fast-food wouldn't hurt Blueblood's body. When Feather and his bodyguards were inside of the cart, Feather asked for a hayburger meal and the bodyguards simply nodded. One of the bodyguards exited the cart while one bodyguard stayed to watch Feather. A few minutes passed before the bodyguard returned with a paper bag and a drink in his hooves. He carefully gave them to Feather. Feather opened the bag to see a freshly made hayburger that came with some hay fries.
"Thank you," Feather said to his bodyguards before he took a bite from his greasy sandwich. Feather thought that it was sort of weird for the bodyguards to just stare at him while he was eating.
'They must be really professional if they could stay expressionless for that long.' Feather thought as he took another bite on his hayburger.
The next place Feather and his bodyguards went to was a mini golf place as Feather wanted to have some kind of fun. When the bodyguards and Feather checked in and received their clubs, the bodyguards started to analyze their and Feather's clubs with their magic to see if any curses or bugs were planted. When the checking was done, Feather was able to play mini golf. The bodyguards weren't playing as they were too busy looking around to see if any pony would try to harm Feather. Whenever Feather hit the ball with his club, the bodyguards would simply clapped their hooves to congratulate him on his efforts. Feather wasn't sure if the bodyguards were really obligated to clap each time he swings.
The last place Feather and his bodyguards went to was the Canterlot Movie Theater so Feather could see the latest films. One bodyguard was leading Feather into the theater while the other bodyguard was behind Feather to make sure no one was following the 'prince'. The bodyguards even scanned the theater room to possibility check if some spy or crazed fan was hiding. When the bodyguards were done, Feather finally got to sit back and enjoy the movie. The film was a typical pirate film where a damsel gets kidnapped by a nasty pirate and a handsome swashbuckler stallion comes in to save the mare. Although the film's plot was typical, Feather still enjoyed it as he wished that he was like that handsome swashbuckler who only wants to save his mare. Feather was then reminded that he still hasn't found that one mare who would take his breath away. Even as a prince, Feather wasn't able to meet mares who would be perfect for him. Feather has met a few mares during some events he had attended. Unfortunately, those mares were too snobby or too sophisticated for Feather's tastes. Feather then began to feel sad as he wasn't able to find love even in Canterlot.
When Feather's carriage finally arrived back to Canterlot Castle, Feather was able to take off his disguise and made his way back to his room. Feather honestly thought that he had a great day as he was able to do normal things like he used to do as a common pony. He was so distracted in his thoughts that he didn't notice the pony coming from around the corner. Both Feather and the other pony ended up crashing into each other which made the both of them fall to the ground. Feather was the first to quickly get back up and attempted to help the other pony he bumped into.
"I am terribly sorry!" Feather said as he offered a hoof to the pony. "I was not paying attention and-" Feather stopped when he saw the mare who was on the ground while rubbing her temple. She was a pure white unicorn with beautiful purple manes that was shining from the light. Her cutie mark was an image of three blue diamonds. She looked up to Feather to show off her crystal blue eyes that caught Feather off guard. Feather had seen the mare in the cover of a lot of fashion magazines. He couldn't believe that he was standing face to face with Rarity, owner of three popular boutiques, one of the saviors of Equestria, and the Element of Generosity. Before Feather could say anything, Rarity's face turned sour when she saw him.
"Oh not you again!" Rarity growled as she slapped Feather's hoof away from her. Feather was shocked to see Rarity react in disgust to him as if he was a skunk.
"Excuse me?" Feather said in confusion.
"I don't have time to deal with likes of you, Blueblood! I have an important meeting I must attend to!" Rarity said as she huffed and stormed away from Feather.
"Did I do something?" Feather asked while he was still confused.
"You know what you did!" Rarity yelled back as she exited the corridor. Feather was left alone as he was still surprised from Rarity acting in such a way.
"What just happened?" Feather asked himself.